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Former Alabama OT D.J. Fluker, Tennessee QB Tyler Bray, Tennessee DE Maurice Couch, Mississippi State DT Fletcher Cox and Mississippi State WR Chad Bumphis received improper benefits during their time on campus, according to Yahoo Sports' Rand Getlin and Charles Robinson.

The piece is extremely detailed, so we won't list each one here. Agents supplying college athletes with benefits in the form of cash payments is nothing new, but it could have an impact on the programs involved. These benefits did not come from just one individual in some cases. Couch is the only player still on a college roster. Wed, Sep 11, 2013 05:33:00 PM

Fluker (6-4 5/8, 339) was a 35-game starter in college, making all of them at right tackle. Although Fluker possesses vine-like 36 3/4-inch arms, he's not suited to block on an island and slow feet will keep him on the right side or perhaps even kick Fluker inside to guard. Fluker ran a 5.31 forty with a 1.81 ten-yard split in Indianapolis. As a senior, he allowed 5.5 sacks and 15.5 hurries of quarterback A.J. McCarron. San Diego is still reeling on the offensive line. We're not sure their pass protection got any better with this pick. Thu, Apr 25, 2013 09:33:00 PM

This is not a shock but there are questions whether Fluker is worthy of that high of a selection and if he can play tackle at a high-level in the NFL. He lacks great foot quickness and may be best suited at guard. La Canfora also notes that the team will consider Oklahoma's Lane Johnson as well. Wed, Apr 24, 2013 03:54:00 PM

Jerry Jones of the Dallas Cowboys implies the team could look to draft an OT.

"I think it’s notable that we haven’t said where we are and he [Free] hasn’t said where he is relative to his status as we go into this draft," Jones said. "That’s by design and certainly we wanted to see how and what we do in the draft. We were talking about it as late as this morning. If you draft a tackle, how does that impact a player like Doug, whether or not you move him around? I’m sure he’s looking at it there as well." Tue, Apr 23, 2013 06:34:00 PM